City: Peterborough
Top Things to do in Peterborough
The 10 Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Peterborough, Canada
Peterborough (/ˈpiːtərbrə, -bərə, -ˌbʌrə/ ( listen)) is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 183,631 in 2011. Historically part of Northamptonshire, it is 75 miles (121 km) north of London, on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea 30 miles (48 km) to the north-east. The railway station is an important stop on the East Coast Main Line between London and Edinburgh.
Restaurants in Peterborough
1. Market Hall Performing Arts
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 12 reviews
2. Avant Garden Shop
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 48 reviews
The Avant-Garden Shop offers homeowners and gardeners the finest in home and garden decor, gardening accessories and backyard birding supplies. The Avant-Garden Shop is filled with an alluring collection of functional and decorative items to enhance your outdoor living experience. Each year more products from Canadian artisans are added to the mix of offerings. We are located in downtown Peterborough in the heart of the wonderful Kawartha tourist region just steps away from Millennium park and the Otonabee River. You will find statuary, outdoor wall art, wind chimes, pewter, funky garden art, cards, puzzles, Solmate socks, Tilley hats, ladies and kids hats, Maison Berger, Michel Design soaps, flags, mats, mailboxes and address plaques, bird houses, bird food, bird feeders, pole systems...
3. Lift Lock Escape
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 19 reviews
Lift Lock Escape in downtown Peterborough is an entertainment hub with 3 distinct fun filled activities: Escape Rooms: At Lift Lock Escape you will be placed into a story, in which you have to find hidden objects, figure out clues and solve puzzles using strategy, creativity and logic in order to achieve your objective within the defined time limit. VR: Lift Lock Escape is also equipped with cutting edge virtual reality systems, and a large catalog of games. Come fight zombies, fly over the grand canyon, fire a bow and arrow to defend your castle, or maybe just check your house out in Peterborough; all in 3D and HD. You won't believe it until you try it. Board Game Cafe: Come with a friend or 3 and try an old favorite game from long ago or one of many award-winning games from around the world. Lift Lock Escape is the perfect destination for a fun night out alone, for date night, with family and friends, or your next professional corporate team building event.
Reviewed By Deke304
For my wife's birthday, I brought her to Lift Lock Escape with her family. We chose the outdoor Escape Adventure and were so glad we did! It was a fantastic experience! We received a great refresher course on the history of Peterborough as we solved various clues. We noted sites here in our hometown that we had not ever noticed previously despite having lived here for most of our lives. The route was varied, the length of it just enough. The puzzles themselves were difficult to challenge us, yet not so difficult that we thought of giving up. The creator of this Escape Room was very friendly, incredibly helpful, even providing reading glasses (we had forgotten ours) and a mask as well as one of our family members had forgotten theirs. We all highly recommend Lift Lock Escape as a fun, adventurous inexpensive and fulfilling way to spend an afternoon.
4. The Canadian Canoe Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 408 reviews
The Canadian Canoe Museum stewards the world's largest collection of canoes, kayaks and paddled watercraft. More than 600 in number, the watercraft and their stories of national and international significance, have a pivotal role to play in our collective future.
Reviewed By 121bw - Perth, Canada
Love this museum, the historic kayaks and canoes from across the North and across the indigenous tribes, plus the history of exploration of Canada. Beautiful recreational canoes and the volunteers can tell you fascinating stories of how the museum was given some of their artifacts. This museum is unique and well worth a visit!
5. Hutchison House Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By Pjhforrealfood - Peterborough, Canada
What an experience for New Year's Day. An old fashioned way to celebrate. Haagis, shortbread, scotch eggs. Miss the Athol drink though. It was the highlight. Descrepencies with pricing too. Admission was posted at door then we were all charged $5 more than advertised. After waiting in a long, cold line up though, it wasn't worth the argument.
6. Art Gallery of Peterborough
7. Peterborough Museum and Archives
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 48 reviews
8. Showplace Performance Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 83 reviews
Showplace Performance Centre has been Peterborough’s regional centre for the performing arts since October 1996 and has a mission to present, promote, and sustain the performing arts; encourage and support active community involvement; maintain its facility; provide opportunities for local and touring artists to perform in a professional quality venue; entertain, inspire, nurture, educate, and empower artists and audiences alike. Join us, as our organization strives to enrich the cultural fabric of our community with its continuing arts celebration.
Reviewed By pbkreader - Peterborough, Canada
I love the variety Showplace offers! We've enjoyed great concerts, comedy and theater at affordable prices!
9. The OFAH Mario Cortellucci Hunting & Fishing Heritage Centre
10. Whetung Ojibwa Art and Crafts Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 187 reviews
Reviewed By K7256TQsuep - Peterborough & the Kawarthas, Canada
If you haven't been to this place yet, you need to go! That is if you love Native art in all it's glory ???? I love stopping here when my husband and friends are out on our motorcycles. They have jewelry, clothes, paintings, figures, sculptures - so many cool things to see and purchase. They also have a little restaurant if you're hungry and washrooms (which are great if you've been travelling for awhile). There is lots of parking available and they are across from Burleigh Falls which is a great place to visit as well. They fully accessible too.
